easy oats idli recipe | instant oats idli | steamed oatmeal idli
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 15 idli
- Category: idli
- Cuisine: breakfast
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats (rolled oats)
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- ½ tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp chana dal
- ½ tsp cumin / jeera
- few curry leaves
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- 2 chilli (finely chopped)
- 1 carrot (grated)
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ cup rava / semolina / suji (coarse)
- ½ cup curd / yogurt
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
- ¾ tsp salt
- 7 cashew (halves)
- ½ tsp eno fruit salt
Method
- firstly, in a kadai heat 3 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal, ½ tsp cumin and few curry leaves.
- also, add ½ tsp ginger paste and 2 chilli. saute slightly.
- further, add 1 carrot and ¼ tsp turmeric and saute for 2 minutes.
- now add ½ cup rava and roast on low flame until it turns aromatic.
- add powdered oats and mix well.
- transfer the mixture and allow to cool completely.
- add in ½ cup curd and ½ cup water.
- mix well making sure there are no lumps.
- further add 2 tbsp coriander, ¾ tsp salt and ½ cup water.
- mix well making sure to form an idli batter consistency.
- rest for 20 minutes or until the rava absorbs water.
- just before steaming add a ½ tsp eno (fruit salt) and mix well.
- steam the oats idli for 15 minutes on medium flame.
- finally, serve instant oats idli with coconut chutney and sambar.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.